Friday, May 20, 2016

Bulletin: Ben Butler: UK: Ongoing trial: Ben Butler makes 'unfair trial' claim after doctor's evidence is halted: Butler, accused of killing daughter Ellie, six, calls expert witness but judge admonishes defence over ‘improper’ questioning..."Butler remained agitated throughout her evidence, frequently looking at the jury and muttering. When Mack said Ellie’s injuries could not be dated without the input of a pathologist, Butler shook his head saying no samples were taken after Ellie’s death, a point he had made in a previous claim to the jury that he was not getting a fair trial." The Guardian;

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/may/20/ben-butler-trial-unfair-claim-doctors-evidence-halted-ellie